The Nature of Flowers
Featuring acrylic garden scenes by Sharen Chatterton
Join us for a stroll through a garden of vibrant flowers and butterflies, captured on canvas, with the inaugural exhibit for local artist and gardener Sharen Chatterton.
Chatterton paints almost exclusively in acrylic, utilizing the bright colors to create garden scenes full of life. Her effervescent paintings draw viewers in and encourage them to leave with a smile. Both kids and art lovers will enjoy looking at colorful butterflies and flowers, in addition to the occasional still life.
Artist Statement
Two of my favorite things are gardening and creating art. I love the colors, the smells, and the peace and solitude that my time spent in the garden and in front of a canvas brings to me. I endeavor to express my love of nature in each of my pieces. I try to capture the beauty created by an undeniably talented God.
I am a painter of smiles; each piece I create has to have that smile factor. When people look at the piece, it should make them smile--glad to be alive to enjoy all the beauty that is around them. There is such brilliance and beauty in all of nature. I attempt to capture these beautiful creations on canvas.
My hope is that my paintings will not only inspire you to smile each time you view them, but that they will inspire you to be a better steward of our earth. Enjoy my humble attempt to capture the beauty around me.
Spotlight on Artwork
One of our favorite pieces is “Just a Little Koi,” a mixed media with acrylic, watercolor and collage. The koi are handmade out of individual pieces of archival paper. Each piece of paper is hand cut to make each scale, fin and eye.
Orchids, a favorite houseplant of Sharen’s, are painted in watercolor and affixed to the canvas. The background of the canvas is done in acrylics. The piece means a lot to Sharen because it incorporates two loves: her orchids that she grows year-round and her koi pond.